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k A HERO FOE A BAY. THE SHOnT, BRIGHT CAREER OF GEN. TURNER ASHBY, C. & A. ridr aroiiiMl Ui# St SCOOTIKO IK PKNK9TLV1NIA. Jkckwm begun « sharp cnmpuigD in tb* extreme winter weuthcr of December and January, Aahby's cavalry brariUK the brunt, making forced tuarcbea in snow no deep that the boraen hud to be 1m1. and Striking: right and left itatil their enemy Wan driren arroea to Maryland, the railway and canal went of Hancock, Md., being cut and cloned against Tuioa tra/lie The campaign of Itttl opeiusl at Win Chester In March, when liar yd army began Ita historic "advance and r \mu" in the Biienaialoah. Ashby took tiV> companies of his own regiment and skirmished with Banks’ advance until it entered the town. His passion for seeing what was taking place within the enemy's lines Id him to linger behind when bis troopers fell liack. and on attempting to regain his command be found his way blocked by two men, and • large hostile force on either flank push ing far in advance of him. lie rude qnictly «p to within a few paces of the men, then put spurs ami <iushed on them at s gallop •booting one and dragging t he other along by main forte to the Confederate lines. This kind of personal during had a charm for the at tois in the early scenes of the war. It was such rcckltsvtncas of dangei that made KILsworth a hero, immortaliseu young Winturop at Big Bethel, crowned the name of Eyon with laurels In the west and made Phil Kearny the idolised wai ft*l of the hour. Such deeds—ami there were scores of them during Ashby's short career, could be possibly have survived tin perils—would iu time hare placed him beanie Forrest and Custer as a leader of daring attack*. Stonewull’s methods, however, called foi other qualities in a cavalry commnmlet sod in carrying out his chieftain’s poliej to "always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy,” Ashby was as cunning as he was reckless at other times. In Jackson’s one disastrous buttle, Kcrustown. March *3. ItkK, Ashby playud a masterly game All day ou Uie £kl he skiriuishol with hi* enemy, Hhieltls, drawing him further ami farther from his supports. On the XU Jackson had his infantry on the Held am! the battle opened. Ashby was stationed in front of the Union right wing with i meager tome of cavalry, four infantry com panics and one battery. Jackson led the body of hia infantry against tbe rgg frlftnfMg rfPlllirH A Poftnlble Rival of fttaart au<! an Emu lator of Forrest—Ills Exploits In the , Shenandoah Valleys Ending In Ills : Death In a Skirmish. {Copyright, IJW. by American Press Aseoela- tiou. Book rights reserved.) SHBY’S light j went out forever | just a» ** J e b n Stuart’s dazzled | all the land with its brilliancy. On | June #, 18fi2, the | 1 dubbing Murat, of i * the Shenandoah valley, tumbled | from his naddle « dejul king, an<l six j days later the j * trumpet note that sounded “Boots and Sa<ldlf:.s” for Stuart’s romantic Anny of the Potomac on the peninsula heralded a new king. These two typical sona of chivalry—chivalry that was no myth—were fated rivals at one stage of the war. Both had taken active part in that tragic preliminary of the con flict, the Harper’s Ferry episode of Stuart as an officer of the United States army and Ashby aa captain of a company of volunteer cavalry. At that time subaequent events in the livi-a of each were molded. Another vol untcer cownmuder of Virginia vigilantes at Harper’s Ferry was Maj. Thomas N. Jackson (Stonewall), leading a corps of cadets from the military institute at Lex Ington. During a campaign of several weeks, guarding the Potomac river against further abolition raids, Jackson and Ashby bei'ame warm friends. Jackson, as a trained military man, saw in Ashby, the Mfetldle sportsman of the Blue Bulge hills, a born soldier wi„b hero blood in his veins. Gen. Ashby’s grandfather, Capt. Jack Ashby, was Washington’s lightning met* srngor lo announce Bruddock’s defeat to tbe government at Williamsburg, and Capt. Jack’s son, Col. Turner Ashby, father of the general, was a soldier of the war of 1812. Young Turner Ashby won local fame in the sports and pastimes of his day. He was a crack hunter, a social hero, and one of the most graceful ami daring riders in the tournament which during his young manhood flourished on Virginian soil. In the jousts he personated the “knight of Hiawatha,” and in Indian paint, feathers, beads and buckskin, suddenly swooi>ed down the track ou a fiery black stallion, bareback and without bridle or rein—a startling, wild and picturesque figure, bringing vividly to the doors of the peace ful planters of Virginia the scenes of the wild west. After tbs “John Brown war” of 18W A all by kept up his company of volunteer cavalry, ami os soon as Virginia sounded the secession note iu 1H01 took to the saddle and marched on Harper’s Ferry to seize the government arsenal. Jackson also hurried to the spot with a body of state troops and exercised command. Such is the lay of the land at IIorper’H Ferry that the post con only be defended on the Maryland side by a force ou Mary land Heights, and Jackson stmt Ashby with his company to picket those hills. While on this duty Ashby hod a chance to serve his cause a turn that an army could not have excelled. During the first Bull Bun campaign, while the Union army was marching from Washington on Manassas, another Union army under Gen. Patterson moved down Cumberland valley to the upper Potomac to threaten the Shenan demh. While Jackson and Ashby were at IIar per’* Ferry, a* above stated, Patterson was gathering his anny around Chambersburg, Pa. In order to leani Patterson's strength and plaas Ashby made a spy trip to bis camp. Disguised as on humble country m.vi he passed himself oft as a horse doctor and completely deceived the Union pickets and scouts along the route. His informa tion put the southerners on their guard iu the Shenandoah, and Patterson’s army was chockmatM • t every step, a fact that con tribute*! to the Bull Bun disaster. Meanwhile Jackson was superseded for a time by Gen. Joe Johnston as Coufed orate leader in the valley, and Johnston called Col. “Job” Stuart to the front an chief of cavalry in that section. Stuart was younger than Ashby, but be had been in the old army with Joe Johnston and Bol*rt K. Ijee, ami enjoyed their favor. Ashby was on the point of quitting the service when Jackson interfered and got him detached to another field beyond Stuart's bailiwick. When Johnston made hi* celebrated march to Bull Bun field Stuart followed him, and Ashby’s star arose again. Bull Bun made Jackson famous os “Stonewall,” and with a major general’* commission he returned to the Shenandoah in command of the district, and Ashby resumed his old place as chief of cavalry. Ashby hod not been idle in the Interim, hut os lieutenant colonel of the Seventh Virginia cavalry hod thrilled the hearts of his neighbors with numerous ex ploits. The y^ung men of the region pro claimed him as the leader of their choice by flocking to his standard. AMiuj neiu ms own ana covered j season's retreat. Soon after the Kernstown fight Jackson learned that an army tinder Fremont was moving on his rear from West Virginia with the purpose of entrapping him last vveen two foes—one from the lower and one from the upper end of the valley. As he was no* strong enough to cope with both, he re solved to disappear with part of his troops, go around Fremont’s column and heat! it off, then turn against Banks, who was on the other front. Ashby took the task of keeping up a clatter iu the old lines Final Noiibo Malaria and Broken-Down Constitution ' At CROSS, Oa. mjotife ix Iirrebv k |t ‘‘u w,, • Kie Dr. «. H. hltohead: undersigned executors of the 1 Dear Sir—At your requast I estate of Them. W. Smoot, deceased, will state my case. Some years have filed our final return iu the office •*» 1 ■>•*«*> gjsfss igs, z saws; most violent form while living February next, apply tor letters dii<- at Newark, N. J. I consulted mlssory. I various physicians and took V a* smuot’ numberless preparations recom-: ^ ^ kooer’s. ! mended as “sure cures,” but it | facing Bank* while Jackson was away, and \ stuck to Hie like a brother—Or i Feb. 21. Executors, i to perfection. Jackson fought Fremont’s advance at McDowell on May 8, Banks meanwhile actually retreating before Stoncwall’s shadow, which Ashby caused to hang over tbe valley. With Fremont disposed of for a time. Jackson turned again to Banks. The whole force marched down the valley toward Btrosburg where Banks lay behind fortifi cations, and Ashby pressed the Union out posts, feigning attack. Then withasudden dash he appeared mile* away on the Union left and rear l>etwecn Front lioyal and Straaburg. His instructions were to cut the telegraph and railroad ho a* to isolate Bunks’ army, but in carrying out these orders he met opposition from several com panics of infantry guard posted along the truck. Although his enemy was sheltered by buildings, fences and the high railroad embankment, Ashby attacked iu saddle, and was at first successful. He burned tbe Buckton railway station, destroyed the wires and tore up rails, and then turned upon the guards who hail concentrated across his pathway to the Union rear. Hoping to stampede his opponents, Ashby ! more like a mother-in-law. I c.. finally came South, and while Appointments, SupemSOf ' here tried new remedies, said to 1 always cure malaria, and it still stuck to me, and you know the broken-down condition I was in when I came to your P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium), and I improved rap idly, and am to-day in as good health as I ever was—in fact better. As a remedy for a brok- endown constitution it has no equal. Yours, etc., T. P. Cottle. Of Registration, Darlington County.! I w II attend at the following places, | on date named Below, fortlie purpose of.registering the voters of Darlington County in accordance with recent Act of the Legislature. All certificate* of legist rat ion issued must be presented before new ones will be issued, or if certificates cannot be produced then an affidavit i s to loss is necessary. Darlington C. H., Feb'y 15, Alch 22, 2S, April 4. May 2. Mechanicsville Feb’y 16 Levensworth “ 17 Antioch “ 1- Hartsville “ 16 anil 20, closings. P. M. last day, j Jasper Feb'y 24 Lisbon “ 25 and 2(1, closing 3 P. M. last day I '’hiladelphiu “ 27 Lydia March 2 Sfokes Bridge “ S and 4, closing 8 P. M. last day I' y press ’* 5 j Swift Creek “ 10 ! High liili “ 11 Society-Hill “ 15 and 16 closing 3 P. M. lastday J. F. GARNER. Hup. Registration January 28th 1862. DON T MINI THE ssEfcassaaBfcagk*&***» Go Straight to tho Store of C. OATS. Y r ou will be waited on th ore uglily there. WE KEEP A FULL LINE OF GROCERIES, CANNED GOODS, CROCKERY WARE, ETC., ETC. R. L*. BLACKMON, Manager. lodg^ or school. They can t»e purchased on easy terms of the KILLOUOU MUSIC COMPANY. ARPENTER Organs are first class In every respect. So!il1 ~ neat in design. Varied eomhinatlon* to suit all cIm^o! f’ p Carpenter ' ompanv. Manufaeturers, factory at Butt eboro, \trmont, nave had many years ot experience *nd aw perfectly i^l>oiwibl|. warrant all organs for eigt.t years THE KILLOUGH MUN1C t UMCAAX buy in large quantities and sell them wholesale or retail at lowest prices, quality considered. Write for catalogue and price net. 4 RECKLESS CHARGE AT IICCKTON STATION, called upon his men to follow and rode over fences and ditches up the embank raent, relying upon saber and pistol to cope with rifle and bayonet. Three times the charge was repeated, and two of Ashby’s captains fell by his side; before he gave up the contest. The remainder of the campaign, so din ostrou* to Banks, was iui inglorious one for Ashby’s cavalry. For some reason the men, with few exceptions, fought on their uwii Look and but a handful rallied around their leader to follow up and harass Banks' retreating column. When, in turn, Jackson made his retreat tip the valley a few days later to anticipate Fremont’s column that was threatening the rear, while Gen. Shields pressed the Confederate front, Ashby made a skillful defense with the rear guard. One day a Union battery advanced close enough to stampede the cavalry and infantry of the guard with a volley of well aimed shells This stroke was followed up by a charge •f Union cavalry, which Ashby repulsed by personally leading a small ambush party made up of stragglers that ho vert* 1 in the woke of the column. In an affair of this kind Ashby ended ids career at Harrisonburg, J«ne(}. Fremont’s advance, under (Jen. George D. Bayard was pressing Ashby’s guard closely, and the leading detachment was successful!.* a i a hushed and ita leader, Uoi. Percy Wyml ham, captured. Col. Kane’s Pennsylvania ilucktails were liehind Wyndhum, and Vshby laid another ambush for them, and with two infantry regiments attempted to -•trike the Union column iu the flank Kane’s men, however, delivered the llrst dre. and Ashby, who bravely rode at the head of his men, was shot down almost in •ituntly. So it was with him as with his hieftain, Stonewall, with “Jeb” Stuart also, and with our own Kearny, and with the ill starred Bayard himself a few months later Death came not in the ideal way of some grand hurricane of battle, but in a trivial collision that counted for noth ing iu the fin I result. Hud Ashby lived iI i* quite probrjile that the Shemtudoah val ley would have iiecome the theater of ex plotU os startling it* those which iu the west mode Forrest renowned ns the great eat volunteer general of his time. George I* Kii.mkk A Stowaway in Central Africa. A person hiding himself on board n ship until the vessel shall have sailed so far from land that it is not worth while to re turn and put him ashore Is usually called a “stowaway.” But the term may lx* »p plied to laud traveling, too, as Mr. Stanley discovered when he was leading his small army of Africans from I sake Albert to Zanzibar. A few Europeans, including Emin Pasha, accompanied him. One morn ing a little boy eleven years old was found In the camp. It seemed that a week be fore this he had left hi* father’s village and joined Mr. Stanley’s porters, having covered his head with cloth in order to es cape detection. His father, however, turn ed up to claim him. When asked why he had gone away with strangers, he said that he wanted to sec the place whore the guns came from and where the thunder modi cine (gunpowder) was made. Consumption Cured. An old physician, retired from practice, having had placed in Bis hands by an East India mis sionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy md permanent cure of Con sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung Affections, also a positive and radical cure of Nervous Debility md all Nervous Complaints, ai- ter having tested its wonderful curative powers in thousands of eases, has felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this mo tive ami a desire to relieve hu- nau suffering, I will send free >f charge, to all who desire it. this recipe, in German, French >r English, with full directions or preparing and using. Sent >y mail by addressing with ■tamp, naming this paper. W. Y. Noyes, 820 Powers' Block, Rochester, N. Y. “Does Giblets move in the best society ?” “Yes; he has to move. He never p ys his rent.”—Yale Record. Every one should use P. P. P.; nearly every one needs a good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrich the blood. P. P. P„ A stock company has been formed to control the boot, and shoe trade. Here at last is a corporation which will have a solj.—Chicago Times. Shiloh’s Consumption Cure. This is beyond question the most successful Cough Medi- •;ine we have ever sold, a few loses invariably cure the worst •ases of Cough, Croup and Bron •hitis, while its wonderful sue •ess in the cure of Consumption *s without a parallel in the his- ory of medicine Since itsfirst discovery it has been sold on a guarantee, a test whichnoother nedicine can stand. If you mve a cough we earnestly ask you to try it. Price 10c., 50c. md $1. If your lungs are sore, •best, or back lame, useShiloh’s Porous Plaster. Sold by Dr. J. Y. Boyd. — — The man who can sign a large check has writes that are uni versally re: p jo ted.— Washing- t in Star. Good Looks. Good looks are more than ■ikin deep, depending upon a Wealthy condition of all the vital irgans. If the Liver be inae- ive, you have a Bilious Look, f your stomach be disordered • on have a Dyspeptic Look and f your Kidneys be affected you lave a Pinched Look.' Secure ;ood health and you will have lood looks. Electric Bitters is he great alterative and Tonic icts directly on those vital or gans. Cures Pimples, Blotches, {oils and gives a good complex /oraTired Feeling, Impure Blood, Dis- on. Sold at Willcox & Co’s ‘ !r 8 k a, f w J Ea, ? n, L’ D . v8 5Tf pai, '» bl i * the Bock, Headaches and Nervous Pros- drugstore, 50c. per bottle. tration and Debility and Weakness *11 ; yield readily to P. P. P. For Sleepless- Partial Approval.—Ethel ness. Exhaustion and Malaria uae P.P.P. (showing her engagement ring) —“Don’t vou admire his taste?” i Poke Root and Potassium is the groateri. blood purifier of the age. It cures all Blood and Skin Diseases, Primary, Sec ondary. and Tertiary Syphilis where all other remedies fail. P. P. P., Prickly Ash Largest Producing Plano Factortss IN THE WORLD. S£g these CCLEURATitO PIANO* before purchaslns slsewhdro. Manufactured by IEW ENGLAND PIANO CO., •oaTON, Mags. THE KILLOUCH MUSIC CO., FLORENCE, E. C. General Eepresentathree. EAVER Organs are sold the world over and are noted for their pure — tone, handsome design and finish. Prompt and easy action. Maufac- tured by Weaver Organ and Piano Company, York, Penn. w f .•ppotpqf, Rnrrrniii? .CUUwwU XJuIyUlliu in TheGr CLOTHING Evsr offered in this HARKET. The fact is we want to reduce our stock of CLOTHIKG. The figures are as follows: THE KiLLOUGH MUSIC COMPANY, AGENTS, Fl^OiREINraE, s. o SUITS FORMERLY SOLD AT $ 3 75 REDUCED TO $ 3 25 “ “ 4 00 “ “ 5 25 “ “ 7 00 “ “ 10 50 “ “ 10 75 “ “ 11 80 3 75 4 50 C 00 9 00 12 50 13 00 14 50 15 00 10 50 17 50 18 00 20 00 12 12 13 14 15 rill cure Syphilis, Rheumatism. Scrofula, S) philitic Kheu- inali im,Malaria,Old Sores, Blood Poison and Dyspepsia. If your head aches and tou nre out of spirits take P. P. P.. Prickly Ash, Poke Root, a,.d These are our famous Tailor Made Suits, New Goods and none better made. Oar Come and see for yourself. hards, Moment & Co Bit ggics, t PluKtons, Carts. Maud—“Ye-es, is concerned. as far as jewelry -New York Sun. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, md positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale at Willcox & •do’s drug store. The glazier is not necessarily t tiresome man because he “gives you a pane.’—Yonkers Statesman. Answer This Question. Why do so many people we see around us seem to prefer to suffer and be made miserable by Indigestion, Constipation. Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Coming up of the Food, Yellow Skin, when for 75c. we will sell them Shiloh’s Vitalizer. guar anteed to cure them. Sold by Dr. J. A. Boyd. Catarrh and a Shattered Constitution, both male and female, nothing better than P. P. P. ladies whose systems are poisoned and whose blood is in an impure condition, due to Menstrual Irregularities, are peculiarly lienefited by the wonderful tonic and blood-cleansing properties of P. P. P., Prickly Ash, Poke Root, and Potassium, the greatest cure known for all diseases of the LIPPMAN BROS., Proprietors, SAVANNAH, .... GKOKGLA. Sold by J. A. Boyd and Willcox & Co. “t: c,b ** CTjS'VL. 0 G -j £ P Cagom, Harness, Saddles, Hr idles, Collars, Halters, Lap llobes, Curry-Combs, lSruslie«, Harness Oil, Leather. Whips, ete., elc complete, We sell good machine made HARNESS with Collar and Ilamea, for $0.00, We can furnish any style of HANDMADE HARNESS, from (he cheapest single buggy harness to the finest coach har ness; also one and twn-horsa wagon harness. Special attention is called to our “Young Men’s ’ Buggies at $05.00. N. L. Harrell & Co. The baker is busiest when he is loaf ing.—Atlanta Journal. SHILOH’S CATARRH REM EDY. A marvelous cure for Catarrh, Diphtheria, Canker mouth, and Headache. With each bottle there is an ingenious nasal Injector for the more suc cessful treatment of these com- laints without extra charge, rice 50o. Sold by Dr. J. A. Boyd. pis Pr CS-XJ^Sl WTO —MANUFACTURED BY- Ihe Wilcox & Gibbs Gcano Co, Ch YKLF.STON, 8. C., dfcvd lAy^Su(_ Uj , WON’T HATCH OUT A CHICKEN! Neither will proclamations on dead walls revive languishing trade. A Stationery Run. We are having a big Station ery run, and yet there is noth ing stationary about it. This,! seeming paradox, is a pla n fact, and is due to our affixing low prices to very high j grade goods. CoJ&a, NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING Is the great INK-UBAT0R Pronounced Hopeless, Yet Saved. From a letter written by Mrs. Ada E. Hurd of Groton, 8. D.,i verv we quote: “Was taken with a bad cold, which settled on my ! lungs, cough set in and finally R Q RRTST'O'W^ terminated in Consumption. VAO * ^ vv . Four doctors gave me up say- j mg I could live but a short time. J [ gave myself up to my Saviour, determined if I could not stay J with my friends on earth, I| would meet my absent onesj above. Mv husband was ad- Nctice. mein body of hk VafeNjfefe.,* ’ T ho Board of County Commission- | ers of Sumter and Darlington Counties will meet at Stokes Bridge] on Lynches River on February 2(ith | j inst at It O clock A. M for the pur|Hi*e 1 Vised to get Dr. King’s Now of letting out the rebuilding of said Discovery for Consumption, >[ Bridge. Specifications made known Coughs and Colds. I gave it a thatdav.The Commissioner* re- •rtoC*"»k in »" has cured me and thunk God I faithful performance of Contract, am now a well and hearty wo- Sealed bid* only received By order man.” Trial bottles free at ,,f Board. Willcox & Go’s Drugstore, re- Howard Fleming, 270 East Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C„ IMPORTER OF English Portland Cement AND DEALER IN LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, IIAIR, &C., and all BU1LL I NO MATERIAL. Lowtsi Prices. Best Satisfaction. CAR LOAD LOTS A SPECIALTY. Oct. 29—ivr Stockholders Meeting. Jotiee is given that a meeting of the stockholders of the Darlington Wan FOR HATCHING OUT BUSINESS. B Tnow Ordinance. e it ordered and ordained that on and after the 10th day of Febuary 1862, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to rule bicycles or tricycles on the sidewalks and pave ments of the town of Darlington. 8. C within what is known as the fire limits of the said town. Any viola tions of this ordinance shall be pun ished by a fine of not less than one dollar, nor more than ten dollars or by imprisonment for not more than ten days, or at tbe discretion of the Mayor, By Ordorof the Town Council. J. W EVANS. Clerk of Councii. Rnyse Established 1870- .N gular size, 50c. aud $1.00. HENRY E P. SANDERS, Clerk. Febuary 5th 1862.—2t. house Company is culled for Tuesday. March 15, 1862, in the office of the President of tlie Bank of Darlington, for the purpose of consolidating with the Darlington Phosphate Company. By order of the Hoard of Directors. C. 8. Me. ULLOUGH, President. Eeb. 11-tf. «. M JONES. JOKES, LEE & CO., COTTON FACTORS, Norfolk, Va. Liberal advances made on consign ments. Correspondence and Shipments So licited. Refer to The Norfolk National Bank and Citizens’ Bank, of Norfolk, Va. Building Lois For Sale. fJYHIRTY or forty building lots in ■ Darlington, nearer to tho busi ness part and more eligibly situated than any others in tho town, will be sold to approved imrchasors on easy tenns. b. C. NORMENT. Jan. It—6m The Killough Music Company Send greeting, and are happy to announce business increasing, territory ex tending. new branches and agencies being established. We can help to make home happy if you will try us. We want to send ; you complete catalogues and full information free. Business Hulk : Buy direct; Sell direct; One price; Lowest price; Assume freights Warrant all goods sold; Have satisfied customers or none. 1 6 NOTE OUR SPECIALTIES. PIANOS—Belir Bros., Decker Bros. I ORGANS—Estey, Carpenter, Weaver, Estey, New England. | Farrand & Votey, Kimball. For any kinds of musical goods apply to us. Address THE KILLOUGH MUSIC COMPANY, FLORENCE, 8. C. N. B. When in Florence call at our store in new hotel building. YOUR SHIP WILL GOME The newspaper supplies the broad, swift channel of pub licity which enters the port of prosperity, and when you float your boats upon it you are sure of quick returns. Advertising in dull times is an anchor cast to windward. NOTICE TO INSUHEKS. - Get The Best Insurance For The Least Monet, THE LIVERPOOL 4 LONDON 4c GLOBE INSURANCE CO., oi Liverpool, England, is the largest Fire Company in the world. THE AvTNA, of Hartford, Connecticut, is the largest of all the American Fire Companies. THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, of Philadelphia, is the second largest of all American Fire Combanies. I HE HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, of New York city, is the third larg; est of all American Fire Companies THE HARTFORD, of Hartford, Connecticut, Is the fourth largest of all the American Fire Compan es. All of the above companies, and several others, represented in the agency F. E. IsTOE^EISTT, Da.lir gton, S. 0. September 11. 1890 GUHNO COTTONI The DARLINGTON PHOSPHATE WORKS are offering to enchange all grades of Fertilizers lor Cotton on liberal terms. For further particulars, call on WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELRY Of all kinds for sale at the very lowest market prices. Repairing a specialty and satisfaction guaranteed W. T. SANFORD, (At Mason's Old Stand.) Administrator's Sale. T he undersigned will sell the per sonal property belonging to the esiate of the late Josiah Vann, at pub lic outcry, on the 16th inst . at the homestead of the said Josiah Vann. J. W. FERGUSON; Administrator Feb. 11—2t. c. s. McCullough p FEB. 4,TF. ' - . Ui:.